The Evangelical Voter in the United States, 1983 (ICPSR 8354)

Citation

Rothenberg, Stuart, and Newport, Frank. The Evangelical Voter in the United States, 1983. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-02-23. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08354.v1

Summary

Self-identified Christian voters were interviewed in this
survey. Interviewers probed for responses on a variety of political
issues, as well as for religious opinions and behavior. Political
issues included the nuclear freeze, the Equal Rights Amendment,
abortion, prayer in schools, U.S. intervention and aid in Central
America, and defense spending. Other data include voting behavior in
the 1980 Presidential election, projected voting in the 1984
election, and opinions of various public figures and religious
groups. The importance of religious views in the selection of
political candidates was assessed by each individual, in addition to
opinions and experiences concerning the involvement of religious
leaders with politics. Information was also gathered on religious
behavior such as church attendance and watching religious television
programs. Data on sex, race, educational level, occupation, income,
and political party registration are included.

Citation

Rothenberg, Stuart, and Newport, Frank. The Evangelical Voter in the United States, 1983. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-02-23. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08354.v1

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Sample

In a national, random-digit dial sample of telephone
households, questions concerning religious beliefs were used to
screen for persons fitting a specific definition of "evangelical"
Christians. The sample includes--but is not limited to--both
Protestants and Catholics, and includes a large number of persons
identifying themselves as being "born again."